On Monday Sept 4th, we started our journey home. With overnight stops in Woodstock NB, Levis (Quebec City), saw us reach Morrisburg Ont on the 3rd day. During those 3 days of travel, some of the fall colours started to show themselves. If you recall back in July, we wanted to visit Upper Canada Village (UCV) but we were rained out. On Thursday Sep 7th after a quick trip to the quaint village of Morrisburg for gas, we stopped and took pics of the Holy Trinity Anglican church. Though this church is only 100 years old, it has quite a history. You can read all about it at http://www.holytrinityAnglican.ca and then onwards to UCV.
Though the skies were overcast and the forecast was for periods of rain, Betty and I ventured to UCV. We entered the Village and went through the wool mill. The machinery was working away and a lady was putting the fringe on a wool blanket that had been made just a day or two before. We ventured to the sawmill which happened to be in operation. It is very similar to the sawmill at King’s Landing in NB. While we were in the sawmill, the skies opened up and a torrential downpour occurred. Betty was smart enough to have brought her raincoat with her but I had left mine in the truck. So off I go and get my raincoat, dodging raindrops along the way, well kinda….lol . The sawmill operator was very passionate about his tasks and regaled us with stories of the sawmill. He was very familiar with the issues that plagued the King’s Landing sawmill. The rain did let up and we were able to enjoy the balance of the day’s visit, dry and with a nice blue sky. While visiting the blacksmith’s shop, we were able to watch a horse being shod. Their Fall Fair was coming up and lots of people were preparing their products for display.
The next day saw us travel to Brighton to visit Carole and Tyler for a few days. On Saturday, we went into Trenton to watch the Trenton Irish Scottish Games. The women’s heavy competion was scheduled for Saturday with events such as the sheath toss, hammer throw and caber toss. There were 6 Pipes and Drum bands that played individually throughout the day but during the Women’s Awards ceremony, they came onto the field as a massed band. It was quite the sight.
Sunday was a day of leisure with a nice stroll along the waterfront at Cobourg.
On Monday Sept 11, we headed north to Sundridge to visit John’s sister Reina and our brother-in-law George. The fall colours are becoming more prominate. On Wednesday, John’s brother Herb and our sister-in-law Carolyn came up to visit and we were able to get caught up with everyone’s summer activities.
On Thursday Sept 14th we continued our journey towards home. We travelled to Sault Ste Marie and the fall colours were exceptional. We were able to capture the colours while in the campground. Really awesome.
By Sunday, we are in Winnipeg, visiting with Betty’s son (John’s step-son) Chris, daughter-in-law Paulette and grandson’s Colin and Brett.
On Tuesday Sep 19th, we headed to Brandon and were able to park in Betty’s brother Barry and sister-in-law Della’s driveway. We’ve been catching up and have been visiting with Betty’s mom. On Friday, we are going to Aspen Grove Campground in Virden Mb to camp with Barry and Della. They have a seasonal site at the campground and this upcoming weekend is their wrap-up party weekend…….woohooo!!!!!!!!!!! Gonna be a blast………..
Part 10 will be the wrap up………
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